The Voice (Francistown)
Francinah Baaitse
8 April 2008
Francistown — Nine workers of a Chinese construction company had their contract terminated while six Moshupa residents are yet to face the law regarding the stealing and buying of stolen goods.
The workers, whose ages range from 21 to 56, four of whom were drivers and the rest bricklayers with the China State Construction and Engineering Corporation, were nabbed by Moshupa Police following a tip off by one resident recently.
The nine had allegedly formed an internal syndicate, stealing bags of cement, tyres, diesel and oil. Some of the stolen goods were recovered from Moshupa residents who bought them from these workers.
However, the director of the company, Mr Desheng Feng, withdrew the case from the police with the excuse that court procedures would tamper with construction progress.
The work has to be done by the end of June this year and Feng claimed that only 25% of the work remains to be finalized.
He also claimed that they are still to replace the nine workers.
Moshupa is undergoing a facelift with 21 tarred roads being constructed at the same time.
However, the Station commander of Moshupa Police, Superintendent Tebogo Ngiye, expressed concern and disappointment towards some residents of this village whose aim is to slacken the pace of their village's development.
He vows to force such locals to taste the sour grapes of the law. "There is no mobile shop that moves around selling property without a license. People should understand that."
A bag of cement was going for P30 while 20 liters of diesel were sold at P60. Construction vehicles tyres were sold at P400.
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